Toys can be a fun and exhilarating way to spice up your sex life, whether you’re going for a classic vibrator or some BDSM inspired cuffs. But they’re not all fun and games if used incorrectly. According to Healthline, sex toy injuries are pretty common, with most people getting, ahem,

Something stuck in the butt.

If something is going into the butt, it needs to be designed specifically to go into the butt.
Although the vagina has an end zone (the cervix), the anal canal does not, explains Lisa Finn, sex educator at the sex toy emporium Babeland.
The anal canal keeps on going to the rectum, colon, and then all the way up to the digestive system, she says.
The toy needs a flared base to keep it from traveling higher up into the body than the butt.

And while it may seem like a scene from a raunchy movie, it can be very dangerous, and you could end up in the hospital. But it’s not JUST stuff going too far in your back end – there are other injuries people find themselves with when trying to get things going in the bedroom with a foreign object, like

• a stuck cock ring
• allergic reactions to the ingredients in barriers, lubricants, arousal oils, or massage candles
• bruises, rope burns, or slashes from impact or bondage toys
• nicks and cuts from pinpointed stimulation toys
• temporary numbness as a result of overstimulation
• burst blood vessels due to overpumping with clit, vulva, nipple, or penis vaccuums

So if your 2021 sex goals include getting creative with toys in the bedroom, just remember – keep it sexy AND safe!